Information about #ADB8BE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #ADB8BE reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Longitude (#AEB7C0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 184, 190)), which gives #ADB8BE its character. If you plan to put text on a #ADB8BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #ADB8BE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#ADB8BE color variations
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#ADB8BE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADB8BE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADB8BE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADB8BE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADB8BE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADB8BE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #ADB8BE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AEB7C0
#AAB7BB
#B0BBC0
#AAB5B8
#B1B6B7
#ADBAB5
#B3BBB7
#A9BDB6
#B5B7B7
#B6B5B9
#B1B9B4
#A6B5C6
#ADB8BE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADB8BE
- RGB173, 184, 190
- CMYK7, 2, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(173, 184, 190)
- HSL201°, 12%, 71%
- HSL Precise201.176°, 11.565%, 71.176%
- HSV201°, 9%, 75%
- HSB201°, 9%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.722, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.722, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.722, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADB8BE
- DECIMAL ID11385022
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
